Rhizomatic Creativity

Exploring the Uncharted Territories of AI-Generated Imagery

Auteurs

  • José Manuel Simões University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China
  • Wilson Caldeira University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.23882/rmd.24228

Mots-clés :

AI-generated images, rhizome, algorithms, visual representations

Résumé

Humans are invariably influenced by the technologically driven modes of perception, cognition, and execution, regardless of whether their creations directly engage with technology. At the heart of the anthropocentric worldview lies the construct of universal subjectivity, perpetuated by the dichotomy between subject and object, entwined with the treatment of reality in imagery. Even photography, once reliant on the presence of a photographer and a camera, has evolved into a swift and ubiquitous process through the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI). Our article contemplates the relational potentials between generative artificial intelligence (AI) in crafting realistic imagery and Deleuze/Guattari's philosophical concept of the rhizome. The AI-generated image explores what it means to exist in a world interconnected by networks that produce realistic photos without reference to binary universality values, references, symbols, or what the world looks like.

Biographie de l'auteur

Wilson Caldeira, University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China

Wilson Gomes Caldeira is currently a Guest Lecturer and student in the PhD program in Global Studies at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Macau-China, he received an MBA from the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) in 2016 and a BA in Photography from Portuguese Instituto Politécnico de Tomar in 2010. His research is focused on Artificial Intelligence and its impact on Communication processes.

wilson.caldeira@usj.edu.mo

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2024-07-20

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Simões, J. M., & Caldeira, W. (2024). Rhizomatic Creativity: Exploring the Uncharted Territories of AI-Generated Imagery. [RMd] Revue Multidisciplinaire, 6(3), e202425. https://doi.org/10.23882/rmd.24228

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Vol. 6 No 3 (2024): Approches multidisciplinaires en sciences sociales

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